The Washington Post and Tariff Debate 1904
The piece comments on the President's tariff message and its economic implications. It notes the President’s careful approach, the article’s favorable view of his frankness, and calls for careful reading of Congress. It contrasts economic and moral questions in tariff policy and cites Democratic and protectionist stances in reference to 1904 debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
District of Columbia
Washington
Philadelphia Record
New York Tribune
Roosevelt
Record
United States
New England
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Dr. Swallow
Hopkins
Illinois
Mr. Carnegie
Speaker Cannon
Uncle Sam
Vardaman
Mississippi
Odell
Frank S. Black
United States Senate
Senate
Adam Bede
Itasca County
Bede Haa
Another Rear Admiral sparks war of words in navy titles debate
The Evening Post of New York mocked title disputes in the navy, ridiculing officers and supporters alike. A retaliatory piece titled Another Rear Admiral questions media solemnity and the gatekeeping of military ranks in noncombatant roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Post
New York
Navy
Evening Post Printed & Communication
On Titles and Campaign Funding Reform Debate
A critical discussion contrasts naval euphemism with plain speech about military titles. It argues Congress cannot control party campaign committees while endorsing public campaign finance disclosure as a civic good, to be driven by public opinion rather than federal mandate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Republic
House of Congress
Bourke Cochran
New York
Clerk of the District Court of the United States
Boston
Cochran
Changing the Canal Plans Debate Over Panama Route
The piece argues against abandoning the original lock plan for a sea level canal, noting cost, time, and engineering uncertainties. It cites engineers including Wallace and questions feasibility of a tunnel to divert Chagres River overflow. It warns flood waters must be disposed of if a sea level route proceeds and emphasizes preserving the original plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Chagres River
Chagres
Hier
Wallace
Chagress
Canal rate and district needs loom in debate
The piece argues whether an added $100,000,000 to $150,000,000 and extra years justify a Panama canal plan, noting a concrete 20th century lock canal proposal and potential future sea level conversion, while urging steady government action amid conflicting theories. It also reviews District Commissioners' annual report on finances, snow and ice duties, and improvements, praising prudent modernization and pay raises.
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Congress
Court of Appeals
Sixteenth Street
Taft
Philadelphia
Des Moines
Lafe Young
Maine
New York
Chadwick
Panama
Wiley
Menace of a Caesar meets tariff talk in Times column
From the Kansas City Times: critics fear a Caesar statue on Capitol grounds would mock republic values while warning against imperial drift. The piece, quoting Shakespeare and New York Times sentiment, urges wartime defense funding, minimal tribute, and calls for tariff overhaul to boost revenue.
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Kansas City Times
Italy
Caesar
United States
Republic
Capitol
Tom Watson
Rubicon
Shakespeare
Great Republic
Egypt
Brutus
The
New York Times
Republican Party
Tabloid Philosophy in a Philadelphia Spin
A collection of quips and wry maxims on work, pride, debt, time, love, and social foibles. The snippets joke about press agents dignity and earned status while poking at wealth, brains, and youth. Witty lines reference Solomon, fathers with strollers, freckled hay, and pugilists, ending with signs and warnings about painting and dogs.
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Philadelphia Record
Solomon
Princess Eugenie Palaiologo claims stir Greece throne
An Englishwoman Mrs Edmund Wickham, posing as Princess Eugenie Palaiologo, asserts Byzantine lineage and heir status. The Moscow church reportedly recognized her, while Russian and European courts reject the title. The piece notes Greek throne concerns and the dynastic implications amid Russia Greece tensions. Also covered are German inland canal plans approved by Prussia and Rome’s Colonna family figures as mayoral fate hangs on Don Prospero Colonna’s retirement.
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Eugenie Palaiologo
London
Edmund Wickham
Hyde Park
Prince Theodore
Wickham
Greece
Palaeologe
George
Constantinople
Byzantine Empire
Palaeologo Dynasty
Constantine
Europe
Palaeologo
British Museum
Royal College of Heralds
National Library of Paris
Theodore Palaeologa
Landulph
Cornwall
Thomas
Constantine VIII
St. Petersburg
Athens
Holy Synod
England
Henry VII
Great Britain and
Ireland
Rome
Colonna
Don Prospero Colonna
Sonnino
The
Eternal City
Don Emmanuel Ruspoli
Prince di Poggio Lunga
Prince Torlonia
Don Prospero
Duke of
Aosta
Marguerite
Quirinal
Don Mare Antonio Colonna
Holy Seat
Vatican
House of
Marcel
Christ
Jerusalem
Colonna Palace
Hunger in the Senate prompts lunch at the Capitol
Two U S Senators from Massachusetts and Pennsylvania crave a noon meal and slip from the chamber to a restaurant. They find most of the Senate already dining below, sparking jokes about committee power and future posts as Hemenway moves toward a Senate seat and Burkett, Nixon, and Stewart eye Tonopah and political shifts.
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Senate
W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Jean and Lank
Philander C. Knox
Mr. Crane
Knox
Pew
House Committee On Appropriations
Ways and Means Committee
Capitol
House
Hemenway
Indiana
Appropriations Committee
Moody
Navy
Cannon
Fairbanks
Appropriations
Representative Burkett
Nebraska
Tke
Joe
Burkett
Missouri
Joe Jefferson
Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Congress
John M. Wilson
Senate District Committee
Gresham
Cleveland
Gen. Wilson
Bishop Hurst
Methodist Church
Reading
Episcopal Service
Lord Pauncefote
Bad Air in Street Cara Sparks Subways Debate
In Brooklyn Hague era notes a dispute over air quality in subways with surface and elevated cars exposing passengers to stifling rooms. Immigrant riders from Italy, Greece, Syria, Hungary, Russia, and Poland mingle with smokers as conductors and women on platforms overlook the unhealthy indoor air, prompting calls for health officials action.
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Brooklyn Hague
Italy
Greece
Syria
Hungary
Russia
Poland
Hearst for Mayor in Tammany Labor Challenge
The New York Tribune reports Charles F. Murphy and Tammany lieutenants fear Hearst may run for mayor on a labor and municipal ownership ticket next fall. They warn of a vigorous opposition if Hearst campaigns against McClellan, with Hearst aiming to disrupt Tammany and possibly win on a third ticket if needed.
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The
New York Tribune
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Organization
William R. Hearst
Mr. Hearst
Mr. Murphy
McClellan
Murphy
Hat Springs
Hearst
Tammany Hall
Tribune
Tammany
St. Louis
Hill
Parker
Tarmmany
Gage
Mayer McClellan
Socialist Democrats
New York County
New York
Henry George
Dutch Investments Here In Kansas City Times Report
Dutch investor Everwyn Lance of Amsterdam visited Kansas City to discuss holdings with Pioneer Trust Company head Walton Holmes and Kansas City Southern Railway’s Stuart Knott. He cites Dutch capital in Spokane Falls and Port Arthur Texas, with Holland Bank and mining interests.
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Kansas City Times
Globe
Everwyn Lance
Amsterdam
Holland
Kansas City
Walton Tf. Holmes
Pioneer Trust Company
Stuart Knott
Kansas City Southern Railway
Washington
California
Spokane Falls
Port Amhur
Tex
Holland Bank
Pont Arthur
Yex
Texas
Lange
Kansas City Southern
American terms and playful quips cross country lines
A miscellany from the New York Journal of Commerce and other papers features discussion on American adjectives and usage. It notes the preference for American and traces light gossip from Pittsburg Post and Chicago News about common banter and a cheeky riddle about marriage and jealousy.
Notable Attendees Discuss West Virginia Election
In the Riggs House lobby Hon. W. G. Worley proclaims Preston County as a leading Republican area and foresees Senator Scott’s durable succession. Missouri Attorney General Crow, with Judge Williams, defends malt tax fees and notes GOP stay-at-home voters while others describe statewide sentiment.
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Preston
W. G. Worley
West Virginia
Union
United States
Scott
Lfe
America
Missouri
Edward C. Crow
Raleigh
W. M. Williams
Supreme Bench
United States Supreme Court
Crow
Beef Trust
Gen. Crow
Parker
German Army Discipline at Dessau Trial of Three Soldiers
Report from Dessau describes harsh discipline in the German Army with a sergeant drunkenly insulting two women. He attacked by a minor officer, was restrained, and all three faced trial. The sergeant received five months in prison while the privates were sentenced to five years hard labor, dismissed, and deprived of civil rights.
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David Wo Mulvane
Topeka
Kars
Euleuch
A Mulvene
Republics National Committee
Mour
Stalart
New York
Dessau
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Washington Post Co
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Duras
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Ohio
Edward Clarke
New York Press
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Queens of Finance
American Forest Congress
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Czar
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Hillis
War Department
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Platt
Piet Cronje
Web Davis
Tee Tiet
Paris
Revenue and Revision
Dan Capid
Bis
Wigg
Wage—Weill
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Empire
Rhine
Leine
Hanover
Weser
Hamelin
Bremen
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Silesia
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Rusela
Capitol Chat
Stewart
Nevada
Tonapah
George S. Nixon
Winnemucca
Nixon
Ee Ee
John Keans
Fenator Spooner
Spooner
Mr. Kean
Everwyn Lange
Weekly Review of Trade
Indianapolis
Sir Edward’s “Usonan
New York Journal of Commerce
Sir Edward
Hades
Pittsburg Post
Colorado
Chicago News
Stubbs
Eastman
Penn
Stubb
Geourge Clark
Waco
Lone Star
Riges House
Judge Parker
Democratic Party
South
Ebbitt
Congree
Hae
New Willard
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Cousins
Springfield
Mass
Yale University
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Yale
Sears
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Freddy
van Albert
Frego
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